Walther von Reichenau
German field marshal (1884–1942)
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Lived 1884–1942, aged 58Germany
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A German field marshal who issued orders explicitly encouraging his soldiers to murder Jewish civilians during the invasion of the Soviet Union — and whose troops assisted in the Babi Yar massacre of over 33,000 Jews in 1941.
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Walther von Reichenau was born 8 October 1884 and rose to the rank of Generalfeldmarschall in Nazi Germany's army, earning the nickname "The Bull." He commanded the 6th Army through the invasions of Belgium and France, then led it into Ukraine as part of Army Group South during Operation Barbarossa. In 1941 he issued the Severity Order, a directive that explicitly encouraged German soldiers to murder Jewish civilians on the Eastern Front. His forces cooperated with SS Einsatzgruppen in committing the Babi Yar massacre and assisted with other crimes against humanity across occupied territory un…
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